sworn

«sworn» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the past participle of «swear»: «I have sworn to keep the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (past participle of «swear»: swear, swears, swore, sworn, swearing); adjective (sworn)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sworn is the past participle of «swear»: «I have sworn to keep the secret». tree →

2) Sworn means made with a serious promise: a sworn statement or sworn evidence is given after promising to tell the truth. tree →

3) Sworn enemies or sworn friends are completely and permanently enemies or friends. tree →

4) Sworn can also come from «swear» meaning to use rude words: «He has sworn at the referee». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means promised by a solemn oath, as when God "has sworn" to the ancestors to give Israel the land. Interpretation: Tradition understands God's oaths to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as binding promises. The promised land is seen as a gift that follows from them. In the primary lessons: In law, witnesses in court are «sworn in»: they promise to tell the truth, sometimes on the Bible or by another promise. In stories «sworn enemies» are bitter rivals and «sworn to secrecy» means promised not to tell. Phrases: «sworn to secrecy», «sworn enemies», «sworn in», «sworn statement».

examples

• and said: 'By Myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, (Torah GEN.22.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which He promised to give unto thy fathers — (Torah DEU.19.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD will establish thee for a holy people unto Himself, as He hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in His ways. (Torah DEU.28.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have sworn, and have confirmed it, to observe Thy righteous ordinances. (Writings PSA.119.106, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thy bow is made quite bare; sworn are the rods of the word. (Prophets HAB.3.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant: (Writings PSA.89.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• The knights had sworn to protect the queen. tree →
• I was sworn to secrecy about the surprise party. tree →
• Cats and dogs in cartoons are often sworn enemies. tree →
• The new president was sworn in. tree →
• The witness gave sworn evidence in court. tree →
• He has sworn never to eat sprouts again. tree →
• The player was sent off after he had sworn at the referee. tree →
• "He is the sworn foe of Dragons," said the Chancellor. tree →

note

Forms: swear, swore (past), sworn (with have/had/be). Wrong: «I have swore». «Sworn in» means officially started a job by taking an oath. Swearing as using bad words is rude and breaks school rules.

In the corpora

• The LORD hath sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their works.
• Thou wilt show faithfulness to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, as Thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
• Thy bow is made quite bare; sworn are the rods of the word.
• I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:
• Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sworn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.